Year: 2018
Ekiti Guber: Tribunal adjourns hearing till today
Hearing of Election Petition filed by Prof. Olusola Kolapo, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the July 14…
Mourinho the focus as English Premier League returns
When Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho returns on Saturday to Stamford Bridge to face former club Chelsea, much would not…
Two cultists killed, 21 arrested in Lagos at APC chieftain’s political gathering
Two notorious cultists have been killed and 21 other people arrested as rival cult groups clashed at a political gathering…
Senate screens Prof. Owasanoye, 8 others for ICPC
The Senate on Wednesday screened Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye as chairmanship nominee for the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences…
U.S. oil edges up after 3% drop
Oil inched up on Thursday amid ongoing tensions over the death of a prominent Saudi journalist, with prices steadying after…
Senate in rowdy session over sitting arrangement
The Senate on Wednesday had a rowdy session over argument on sitting arrangement.
EFCC arraigns man for Internet fraud
A 25-year-old man, Samson Olujobi, was on Wednesday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a two-count…
Wembley sale off after Khan’s withdrawal
Plans by England’s Football Association (FA) to sell Wembley Stadium in London and invest around 600 million pounds into grassroots…
APC programmes will outlive my tenure – Gov. Ambode
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has said that all the programmes of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the…
Plateau PDP guber candidate, Sen. Useni picks running mate
Sen. Jerry Useni, PDP’s governorship candidate in Plateau, has picked Mr Ben Shignugul, a retired Theatre Nurse, as his running…
2019 elections: Nigerians warned on dangers of vote buying
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, a human rights activist, Mr Modibbo Bakari, has advised the electorate to desist from…
2019: ‘U.S. has no candidate in this election’
The United States of America (USA) has said that it has no preferred candidate in the forthcoming general elections in…
Indian minister resigns amid sexual assault allegations
India’s Junior External Affairs Minister, Mobashar Akbar, resigned on Wednesday over alleged sexual assaults against him by 35 female journalists.
Nigerian Govt approves processing machines for rural farmers
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the disbursement of produce processing machines to farmers in the rural areas to…
Kaduna Govt. trains 5,834 primary school teachers
Kaduna State Government has conducted a training exercise for 5, 834 primary school teachers on improving reading and writing ability…
Gov. Fayemi scraps development levy in Ekiti schools
The new Ekiti state governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday ordered the immediate scrapping of payment of development levy in…
Abia Community demands whereabouts of Nnamdi Kanu’s father
The Afaraukwu-Ibeku community in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia has demanded the whereabouts of Eze Israel Kanu from…
World population to grow another 2.2bn by 2050 – UN survey
The world’s population is set to grow by 2.2 billion between 2018 and 2050, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has…
Bolt rejects Maltese football contract
Sprint superstar Usain Bolt has turned down a contract from Maltese champions Valletta and will remain in Australia to pursue…
Nigerian Govt urged to end insurgency to honour slain aid workers
The International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) Forum, on Wednesday called for immediate end to insurgency in the North-East, as honour and…
Arsene Wenger returns to coaching
Arsene Wenger has indicated he will be back in football management at the start of 2019, but he did not…
Delta Govt. approves 33 per cent increase on pensions
The Delta Government has approved 33 per cent increase on the pensions of retired workers in the state, bringing them…
Ebonyi Govt wades into border crisis with Benue
The Ebonyi Government has urged Ekwashi and Ukwuagba Ngbo Autonomous communities of Ohaukwu LGA in the state to stay calm…
EFCC exposes ex-governor Fayose’s houses acquired through corruption
As the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) digs deeper into the graft accusation against ex-governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti,…
Plateau LG polls: PDP candidate calls on supporters to boycott re-run
Mr Ayuba Gufwen, PDP chairmanship candidate for Mangu in the Oct. 10 local government polls in Plateau, has called on…
Governors not against review of minimum wage – Yari
The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) says it is not against the upward review of the minimum wage.
Africa is ‘on the rise’ – Guterres
Africa is “on the move and on the rise” with communities coming together to resolve their problems and offer mutual…
‘Virginity testing’ a human rights violation – UN
A group of United Nations agencies has issued a joint statement calling for a ban on tests meant to assess…
Gov. Obaseki reiterates commitment to end poverty
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Wednesday in Benin reiterated his commitment to eradicate poverty across the 18 Local Government…
Liverpool’s Mane undergoes hand surgery
Liverpool forward, Sadio Mane, has undergone surgery for a hand injury sustained on international duty with Senegal, the Premier League…